Richard Silverstein Clarion Fund , Iran , Israel , Propoganda
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Israeli delusion is evident in this short film purporting to film the last moments of an Israeli family before Iran drops a bomb .
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JUAN COLE: The maths speaks for itself – a country of 7.5 million people is surrounded by 400 others with whom it seems to be at constant odds.
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ROB L. WAGNER: As tensions increase all parties are beginning to make calculations regarding the effect of a possible conflict in the Arabian Gulf.
Richard Silverstein Iran , Israel , United States
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: The BICC index lists nations according to the militarization of their societies. First again in 2012 is Israel.
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SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: A major exhibition in the British Museum is attempting to recreate the experience of Hajj.
David Roberts CNN , Iran , Oil , Oil Embargo
DAVID ROBERTS: A quick and easy map from CNN showing where Iran sends its oil, and therefore those that will be the most affected in case of an oil embargo.
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ALEX KANE, MONDOWEISS: The Israelis are doing all in their power to scuttle ‘back channel’ discussions to ease tension between the U.S and Iran.
Richard Silverstein Barack Obama , Europe , Iran , Israel , Middle East , Obama , Persian Gulf , President , Strait of Hormuz , United States , United States Navy , War
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Right now I’m thinking of that Marx Brothers line: To war! To war! Fredonia’s going to war! Except this will be far from a farce.
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ABU MUHAMMED: The only thing stopping Saudi from becoming a superpower is Saudi. A nation cannot truly be great until it can educate its own.
David Roberts Al Qaeda , America , Iran , Israel , Middle East , Nuclear technology , Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , Security services , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: The Saudi authorities clearly have a vested interest in the failure of the Iranian nuclear programme. So could they have been involved in the recent assassination?
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JAMES M. DORSEY: Alcohol has been banned on the Pearl Qatar, dubbed the ‘Arab Riviera’. It’s the latest manifestation of internal discord.
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RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: I am not a supporter of Iran’s nuclear program. But I am even less a supporter of assassination as state policy.
Richard Silverstein Blogging , Danny Ayalon , Haaretz , Hacking , Iran , Israel , Pentagon , United States
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Ayalon mischaracterized U.S. cyberpolicy, but then why let facts get in the way when you’re fighting a jihad against Israel’s delegitimization, right?
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STEVE ROYSTON looks at the arts, society, education, politics, business, technology and the environment as we move into 2012, the Year of Fear’.
Tabsir Bernard Lewis , Democracy , Iran , Islam , Islamism , Mecca , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , New York Times , Republican Party , Shariah law
DANIEL M. VARISCO: The right-wing media in the United States, in particular, has worked itself into a frenzy about the term ‘Islamism’. They need to chill and think straight.
Juan Cole Egypt , Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood , Europe , Iran , Muslim Brotherhood , President , Prime Minister , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Tea Party , Tunisia , Wafd
JUAN COLE: The Brotherhood is much more moderate than the Salafis and probably will seek a partnership with parties such as the secular Wafd…
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RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: The NYT today departs from its usual cheer leading of the U.S. military, acknowledging Iran could close the Straits of Hormuz.
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DAVID ROBERTS: It appears that both the United States and Iran’s domestic political requirements have spun the region into a dangerous spiral.
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JUAN COLE: Many of the dangers to which I pointed in last year’s list still exist, of course, but a whole host of new difficulties has emerged.
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JUAN COLE: So much that is misinformed, over-hyped and simply plain wrong has been written about the Arab Spring. So let’s sort the wheat from the chaff.
